Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 246 | 299 | 521 | 427 | 402 | 265 | 204 | 196 | 157 | 147 | 158 | 165 | 179 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44AM1.72m | 3:05PM1.77m | 3:28AM1.81m | 3:49PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.30m | 8:50AM0.27m | 9:13PM0.24m | 9:37AM0.22m | 9:58PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 246 | 299 | 521 | 427 | 402 | 265 | 204 | 196 | 157 | 147 | 51 | 42 | 179 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 113 | 64 | 66 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 51 | 36 | 37 | 158 | 165 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 34 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 40 | 51 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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